Composition of matter for doughnut mix



JOE E. RIOUX, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR DOUGHNUT MIX.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jon E. RroUx, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter forDoughnut Mix, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is the production of a doughnut mix to beworked and cooked in machines made therefor, and by means of which saidmix is rapidly delivered in a thoroughly cooked condition, as doughnuts.

My composition consists of a mixture of yolks of eggs, sugar, mace, oil,milk, flour, salt, cream of tartar, baking soda, and if preferred oil oflemon or other suitable flavoring extract.

, In preparing the composition I use the ingredients in about thefollowing proporti0nsviz., the yolks of seventeen eggs, (17 two poundsand fourteen ounces of white granulated sugar, and one half Q) ounce ofmace. The above ingredients are all mixed well together; the mace beingmixed with the sugar before the sugar and yolks of eggs are puttogether.'

After the above ingredients are thoroughly mixed I add thereto threefourths (-2) of a pint of oil, which may be vegetable oil or meltedlard, and two and three quarters (2%) quarts of milk from whichsubstantially all the cream has been removed; said oil and milk beingwell stirred into the first named mixture. The oil or melted lard formsa shortening.

Five pounds of sifted winter wheat flour,

one and one half (1%) ounces of salt, one and one half (1%) ounces ofbaking soda,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed March 19, 1920. Serial No. 367,251.

three (3) ounces of cream of tartar, are

thoroughly mixed together, and then five (5) additional pounds of flourare added thereto; two and one half (2%) pounds of which is, preferably,common flour. The purpose of adding the salt, baking soda and cream oftartar to one half (g) the total quantity of flour used, is for ease ofhandling and mixing the same.

The last named ingredients, comprising the flour, salt, baking soda andcream of tartar, are well sifted together and then added to the firstmixture comprising the yolks of eggs, sugar, mace, oil and skimmed milk,making my doughnut mix, which is then deposited in a hopper and cut,with a taut wire, as it flows from said hopper, and cooked by a machinedesigned therefor, as recited.

I find that my doughnut mix, made of the ingredients named, joined inthe manner described, will continuously flow from said hopper, and canbe successfully run through a machine, and rapidly and thoroughlycooked, in the center of each doughnut made thereof, as well as on theoutside thereof, and said doughnuts will be light in composition, tasty,and agreeably masticated.

I claim:

A semi-liquid composition of matter con sisting of milk and Hour, withthe other ingredients necessary to a doughnut, in such proportions thatdue to the amount of milk present, the mix is capable of being pouredinto hot grease to form a doughnut.

JOE E. RIOUX.

